Local Government Finance Act 1982

Section 10.

SCHEDULE 2 E+W Block Grant: Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 2 amended by Rate Support Grants Act 1988 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), ss. 1(10), 3(11)

Interpretation E+W

1 (1) In this Schedule— E+W

• “gross rateable value”, in relation to the Metropolitan Police District, means the aggregate of the rateable values of the hereditaments in that District;

• “the principal Act” means the M1 Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;

• “rateable values”, in relation to hereditaments in that District, means, subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) below, rateable values ascribed to them in the valuation lists on a date to be specified in each year in the Rate Support Grant Report;

• “the Receiver” means the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District;

• “Receiver’s grant-related poundage” means a poundage [F1 calculated] by the Secretary of State and related—

  (a) to a given ratio between the Receiver’s total expenditure and the Receiver’s grant-related expenditure; or

  (b) to a given difference between his total expenditure divided by the population of the Metropolitan Police District and his grant-related expenditure so divided;

• “Receiver’s total expenditure” means that part of the Receiver’s expenditure for a year which falls to be defrayed out of the Metropolitan Police Fund and which is not met by any such grant as is mentioned in section 54(7)(a) or (b) of the principal Act but reduced by the amount of any payments of such descriptions as the Secretary of State may specify which fall to be paid for that year into the Metropolitan Police Fund;

• “Receiver’s grant-related expenditure” means a sum determined by the Secretary of State as being the aggregate for the year of the Receiver’s notional expenditure having regard to his functions.

(2) The reference to hereditaments in the definition of “rateable values” in sub-paragraph (1) above includes a reference to a notional hereditament which a body is treated as occupying by virtue of any enactment.

(3) A Rate Support Grant Report may provide that for the year to which it relates the rateable values of hereditaments in the Metropolitan Police District falling within any class of hereditaments shall be ascertained for the purposes of this Schedule otherwise than by reference to the values ascribed to them in the valuation lists.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word substituted (retrospectively) by Rate Support Grants Act 1986 (c. 54, SIF 103:1), s. 3, Sch. 1 para. 3

Marginal Citations

M1 1980 c. 65.

Payment of block grant E+W

2 E+W In section 53(1) and (8) of the principal Act, so far as relating to block grant, references to local authorities or a local authority shall include references to the Receiver.

3 E+W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 1 para. 3 repealed by Local Government Finance Act 1987 (c. 6, SIF 81:1), s. 11(2), Sch. 5 (the repeal being subject to the provision at the end of that Sch.)

Calculation of block grant E+W

4 (1) The amount of block grant payable to the Receiver is to be calculated by deducting from the Receiver’s total expenditure for the year the product arrived at by multiplying the Receiver’s grant-related poundage by the gross rateable value of the Metropolitan Police District. E+W

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) above has effect subject to subsection (7) of section 56 of the principal Act in which the reference to a local authority shall include a reference to the Receiver.

Adjustment of distribution of block grant E+W

5 (1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, the Secretary of State may provide in a Rate Support Grant Report that the amount of block grant payable to the Receiver for a year shall be calculated by deducting from his total expenditure, instead of the product of his grant-related poundage and the gross rateable value of the Metropolitan Police District, the product of those sums multiplied by a multiplier determined by the Secretary of State. E+W

(2) [F3 In paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section 59 of the principal Act references to a local authority shall include references to the Receiver and the power conferred by this paragraph may only be exercised—

(a) for the purposes specified in paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of that subsection or in section 2(2) of the Rate Support Grants Act 1986;]; or

(b) for the purpose of preventing or limiting any change in the amount of block grant payable to the Receiver that would otherwise result from [F4 any re-calculation of his grant-related poundage on fresh principles specified] in a supplementary report made under section 61 of the principal Act.

[F5 (2A) A multiplier determined under this paragraph may be subject to a maximum determined by the Secretary of State.]

(3) In Section 8(3) and (7) of this Act references to section 59 of the principal Act and to a local authority shall include references to this paragraph and to the Receiver.

(4) If the Secretary of State exercises the power conferred by this paragraph the principles on which he exercises it shall, subject to section 8(9) of this Act, be specified in the Rate Support Grant Report.

Textual Amendments

F3 Words and para. (a) substituted by Rate Support Grants Act 1986 (c. 54, SIF 103:1), s. 3, Sch. 1 para. 6

F4 Words substituted by Rate Support Grants Act 1986 (c. 54, SIF 103:1), s. 3, Sch. 1 para. 3(2)

F5 Sch. 2 para. 5(2A) inserted by Rate Support Grants Act 1986 (c. 54, SIF 103:1), s. 3, Sch. 1 para. 7

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 Sch. 1 para. 5(1) modified, superseded in part and amended by Rate Support Grants Act 1986 (c. 54, SIF 103:1), ss. 1, 2, 4

C3 Sch. 1 para. 5(1) modified by Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41, SIF 81:1), s. 126(2)–(6)

Rate Support Grant Reports E+W

6 E+W In subsection (6)(a) of section 60 of the principal Act the reference to Part VI of that Act shall include a reference to this Schedule and in subsection (9) of that section the reference to a local authority shall include a reference to the Receiver.

Supplementary Reports E+W

7 E+W In the application of section 61 of the principal Act to the Receiver’s grant-related poundage and the Receiver’s grant-related expenditure subsection (5) shall be omitted.

Adjustment of block grant total E+W

8 (1) In subsections (1) and (2) of section 62 of the principal Act references to a local authority or local authorities shall include references to the Receiver. E+W

(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F6

Textual Amendments

F6 Sch. 2 para. 8(2) repealed (retrospectively) by Rate Support Grants Act 1986 (c. 54, SIF 103:1), s. 3, Sch. 1 para. 12, Sch. 2

9 E+W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F7

Textual Amendments

F7 Sch. 2 para. 9 repealed by Local Government Finance Act 1987 (c. 6, SIF 81:1), s. 11(2), Sch. 5 (the repeal being subject to the provision at the end of that Sch.)

Estimates and calculations E+W

10 E+W In section 66 of the principal Act, so far as relating to block grant, references to a local authority shall include references to the Receiver.